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War in the Central African Republic (Full Length)

published:25 Mar 2014

War in the Central African Republic (Full Length)

War in the Central African Republic (Full Length)

published:25 Mar 2014

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The Central African Republic\'s capital of Bangui has seen its Muslim population drop from 130,000 to under 1000 over the past few months. Over the past year, thousands across CAR have been killed and nearly a million have been displaced. The United Nations recently stated that the entire Western half of the country has now been cleansed of Muslims.
CAR has never fully recovered from France\'s colonial rule, and it has only known ten years of a civilian government - from 1993 to 2003 - since achieving independence in 1960. Coup after coup, often with French military involvement, has led many to refer to the country as a phantom state. The current conflict has now completely erased the rule of law and order, and left the UN and international community looking confused and impotent.
In March 2013, the Séléka, a mostly Muslim rebel alliance, rose up and overthrew the corrupt government of François Bozizé, while bringing terror and chaos across the country - pillaging, killing and raping with impunity. In response, mostly Christian self-defense forces, called the anti-balaka, formed to defend CAR against Séléka attacks.
Clashes grew more frequent throughout 2013 as the Séléka grew more ruthless. In December 2013, French and African troops went in to disarm the Séléka and staunch the bloodshed. The anti-balaka, seizing on a weakened Séléka, then went on the offensive.
CAR had no real history of religious violence, and the current conflict is not based on any religious ideology. The fighting, however, turned in...

War in the Central African Republic (Full Length)

published:25 Mar 2014

views:1726530

Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News
The Central African Republic\'s capital of Bangui has seen its Muslim population drop from 130,000 to under 1000 over the past few months. Over the past year, thousands across CAR have been killed and nearly a million have been displaced. The United Nations recently stated that the entire Western half of the country has now been cleansed of Muslims.
CAR has never fully recovered from France\'s colonial rule, and it has only known ten years of a civilian government - from 1993 to 2003 - since achieving independence in 1960. Coup after coup, often with French military involvement, has led many to refer to the country as a phantom state. The current conflict has now completely erased the rule of law and order, and left the UN and international community looking confused and impotent.
In March 2013, the Séléka, a mostly Muslim rebel alliance, rose up and overthrew the corrupt government of François Bozizé, while bringing terror and chaos across the country - pillaging, killing and raping with impunity. In response, mostly Christian self-defense forces, called the anti-balaka, formed to defend CAR against Séléka attacks.
Clashes grew more frequent throughout 2013 as the Séléka grew more ruthless. In December 2013, French and African troops went in to disarm the Séléka and staunch the bloodshed. The anti-balaka, seizing on a weakened Séléka, then went on the offensive.
CAR had no real history of religious violence, and the current conflict is not based on any religious ideology. The fighting, however, turned in...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: BANGUI: TENSIONS STILL RUNNING HIGH

published:21 Jul 2015

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: BANGUI: TENSIONS STILL RUNNING HIGH

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: BANGUI: TENSIONS STILL RUNNING HIGH

published:21 Jul 2015

views:1278

French/Nat
French expatriates caught up in the fighting in the Central African Republic spoke Friday of their terror.
They were speaking in the capital Bangui as they prepared to be evacuated.
The streets of Bangui remain tense, with French troops on patrol against rebel soldiers who tried to overthrow President Ange-Felix Patasse last week.
Rough justice in Bangui - a suspected child looter is punished by three men who take the law into their own hands.
Parts of the city had transformed into a chaotic wreck as local guards fought looters to protect shops and storage sights.
No fighting was reported in the former French colony Friday, as French tanks and soldiers roamed the capital\'s streets.
Efforts to restart peace talks between the government and rebel soldiers were under way.
Hundreds of foreign business people and aid workers have fled.
This French resident, preparing for evacuation, said she feared the rebels would shoot her:
SOUNDBITE:
At first it was very difficult because the rebels were going around the inside of the house and they led me down to the bottom of the garden. And then they told me that they themselves were fed up because the first time the French Army saw them they shot at them and they would shoot the first French people they saw. Then my friend had the good idea to say that we were part of the German community. And then they said the first French people they saw they would fight on their own ground. Apart from that there wasn\'t anything much. The shooting alarmed me. There was one dead body about fifty ...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: BANGUI: TENSIONS STILL RUNNING HIGH

published:21 Jul 2015

views:1278

French/Nat
French expatriates caught up in the fighting in the Central African Republic spoke Friday of their terror.
They were speaking in the capital Bangui as they prepared to be evacuated.
The streets of Bangui remain tense, with French troops on patrol against rebel soldiers who tried to overthrow President Ange-Felix Patasse last week.
Rough justice in Bangui - a suspected child looter is punished by three men who take the law into their own hands.
Parts of the city had transformed into a chaotic wreck as local guards fought looters to protect shops and storage sights.
No fighting was reported in the former French colony Friday, as French tanks and soldiers roamed the capital\'s streets.
Efforts to restart peace talks between the government and rebel soldiers were under way.
Hundreds of foreign business people and aid workers have fled.
This French resident, preparing for evacuation, said she feared the rebels would shoot her:
SOUNDBITE:
At first it was very difficult because the rebels were going around the inside of the house and they led me down to the bottom of the garden. And then they told me that they themselves were fed up because the first time the French Army saw them they shot at them and they would shoot the first French people they saw. Then my friend had the good idea to say that we were part of the German community. And then they said the first French people they saw they would fight on their own ground. Apart from that there wasn\'t anything much. The shooting alarmed me. There was one dead body about fifty ...

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Bangui, Central African Republic

published:13 Feb 2014

Bangui, Central African Republic

Bangui, Central African Republic

published:13 Feb 2014

views:11759

Due to extreme violence, 1 million people in the Central African Republic have been uprooted from their homes. Across the capital city of Bangui, more than 60 camps have sprung up. The IRC is there, providing basic assistance such as food and shelter, as well as helping to protect women and children.
(Interview: Late January 2014)
Music by Chris Zabriskie
Learn more about our work in Central African Republic: http://www.rescue.org/where/central_african_republic...

Bangui, Central African Republic

published:13 Feb 2014

views:11759

Due to extreme violence, 1 million people in the Central African Republic have been uprooted from their homes. Across the capital city of Bangui, more than 60 camps have sprung up. The IRC is there, providing basic assistance such as food and shelter, as well as helping to protect women and children.
(Interview: Late January 2014)
Music by Chris Zabriskie
Learn more about our work in Central African Republic: http://www.rescue.org/where/central_african_republic...

Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News
The Central African Republic\'s capital of Bangui has seen its Muslim population drop from 130,000 to under 1000 over the past few months. Over the past year, thousands across CAR have been killed and nearly a million have been displa

French/Nat
French expatriates caught up in the fighting in the Central African Republic spoke Friday of their terror.
They were speaking in the capital Bangui as they prepared to be evacuated.
The streets of Bangui remain tense, with French troops on patrol against rebel soldiers who tri

Due to extreme violence, 1 million people in the Central African Republic have been uprooted from their homes. Across the capital city of Bangui, more than 60 camps have sprung up. The IRC is there, providing basic assistance such as food and shelter, as well as helping to protect women and children